The Karnataka government has requested Rs 17,901.73 crore in funds from the central government to compensate farmers affected by drought in...

Kumaraswamy requested Modi to expedite the process to release Rs 2,064.30 crore for drought relief and mitigation, the statement said.

A HLC approved the assistance from the National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF) in respect of Karnataka to the tune of Rs 795.54 crore, an offi...

The state ministers along with senior officers met Union Minister Rajnath Singh and sought release of relief funds for flood-hit parts of t...

Though the state had an overall deficit of 18 per cent during South-West monsoon, there is very high spatial temporal variability of rainfa...

Long term trends show that relief and compensation after natural calamities which is primarily the responsibility of state govts, has been ...

Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said a central team has submitted a report after assessing drought situation in Telangana and a fina...

A Vada Pav seller here has donated Rs 20,000 to the Chief Ministers Relief Fund for drought-hit farmers in Maharashtra.

Karnataka and Gujarat had recently been ravaged by drought and floods, respectively.

Centre today approved Rs 2,000-crore relief fund for areas affected by drought last year in Maharashtra.

Veteran playback singer Asha Bhosale today contributed Rs five lakh towards the Maharashtra Chief Minister's drought relief fund.

"Our water tankers will reach all villages and hamlets facing water scarcity," Chavan told reporters at Vidhan Bhavan.

Mantralaya and Vidhimandal Vartahar Sangh, a body of journalists, today contributed Rs 55,555 towards chief minister's drought relief fund.

The major donors include the famous Siddhivinayak Trust which has donated Rs 25 crore to the relief fund.

Bank drafts should be sent in the name of State Bank of India, Fort Branch, Account Number SB 32860305777, the statement said.

Through UP's worst affected drought years 2002 and 2004 other farmers received even lesser drought compensation.

The Centre is likely to declare Jharkhand and 30 of 38 Bihar districts as drought-hit. As a result, Jharkhand would receive Rs 850 crore an...